On 31st January 2018, the 5th generation Honda City subcompact sedan has completed 9 years of its life in Pakistan and has officially entered its 10th year of production, the longest for any Honda model in the country. Honda Atlas introduced this generation back on 31st January 2009 replacing the 4th generation Honda City iDSI. […]

In a recent move, Pak Suzuki, country’s largest automobile manufacturer has suspended the bookings of their 1000cc WagonR. Notice has been sent to nationwide Suzuki dealerships instructing them to suspend the bookings with effect from 1st February 2018. The suspension is cited as temporary and will be resumed after some time, however no specific timeframe […]

The government has increased the prices of petrol by Rs 2.98 and High Speed Diesel (HSD) by Rs 5.92 for the month of February. The revised prices are applicable from 12:00am tonight, the 1st of February 2018. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had proposed the increase in the rates of HSD by Rs […]

Among many auto companies that came and went off the scene from our market in the past was the Italian automobile manufacturer FIAT. In 1997, FIAT and Raja Motor Company entered into a technical collaboration agreement for progressive assembly & manufacturing of FIAT branded cars in Pakistan. The facility was located in Landhi Industrial Area, […]

The sixth generation Honda City is nearing it’s end in global markets. Launched back in 2013, the successful subcompact has received a thorough makeover in January 2017 and according to unofficial reports, will be replaced by a newer generation towards the end of 2019. Honda recently showed the new Insight hybrid prototype at Detroit Motor […]

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday inaugurated the Lyari Expressway in Karachi, marking it as fully operational 15 years after work on the project first began. The project which was estimated to be completed in 2003 for Rs 3 billion is now costing around Rs 23billion, according to information provided to the Sindh High […]

The first thing that comes to our mind when we get to hear the word ‘Changan’, are the old lousy vans and double cabin pickups sold in our market by Karakoram motors during the previous decade. Chinese car manufacturers including Changan since then, have crossed leaps and bounds in automobile development and as in the […]

According to the latest data released by the auto industry, the imports of used cars and minivans surged to 65,723 units in 2017, up almost 70 per cent from 38,676 units a year ago. As per the report published in Dawn, the local industry maintains a record of each imported vehicle, whether new or old, […]

Originally scheduled to be completed in 2009, Karachi’s Lyari Expressway’s completion has finally been announced in January, 2018. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will inaugurate the expressway’s north-bound track starting from Mauripur on Sunday, the 28th of January 2018. The project was conceived in 2002 and was scheduled to be completed in 2009. Its south-bound […]

KIA has officially unveiled and concurrently launched the 2018 K5 (Optima) facelift in Korea. The revisions include changes to design as well as the addition of new technologies. The KIA K5 facelift is expected to reach other global markets in coming months. Related: Hyundai Verna and KIA Rio- The Competitors Arriving! The 2019 Kia Optima […]